• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1963-11-16
  • Runtime123 minutes
  • TaglineShe lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
  • RevenueNot Available
  • GenreDrama
  • Production
    CompaniesNikkatsu Corporation
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of Tome, who keeps trying to change her poor life.

Casts

Sachiko Hidari

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Masumi Harukawa

Daizaburo Hirata

Seizaburō Kawazu

Teruko Kishi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Hiroyuki Nagato

Shoichi Ozawa

Sumie Sasaki

Taiji Tonoyama

Asao Koike

Kayoko Honoo

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi